The 32-year-old midfielder, who played 72 times for Latics across two seasons from 2017, re-joins the club after spending recent seasons with Wigan Athletic and Doncaster Rovers.

Originally from Manchester, his first professional club was Glasgow Celtic, where he spent time in the youth set-up before continuing his development with Crewe Alexandra, experiencing EFL football for the first time.

After time with the now sadly defunct Droylsden, he properly established himself during three seasons at Chesterfield, scoring 10 times, including some impressive strikes from range, in addition to loans at Tranmere Rovers and Bury.

It was in the summer of 2017 that he first joined Latics, making a big impression at Boundary Park, only to sustain a serious injury.

He joined Wigan in 2020, featuring 40 times, before spending the last season with Doncaster.